Box Score SAN RAFAEL, Calif. — The Dominican University of California women's volleyball team pushed its win streak to seven straight matches after a 3-0 (25-14, 25-15, 25-16) sweep of Holy Names University.
The red-hot Penguins (9-14/6-7) got 10 kills apiece from
Jessica Jones and
Amanda Wasko, and nine more from
Hannah Stocking-Siagkris. Middles
Megan Callen and
Samantha Rains had eight and six kills, respectively, as Dominican hit .293 for the match. The Penguins doubled up the Hawks (1-22/1-12) with 44 kills to 22 from HNU.
Stocking-Siagrkis just missed a double-double with a team-high 13 digs, as did Wasko with nine digs.
Kelsey Lardner dished out 40 assists and had 10 digs.
Dominican trailed 10-7 early but returned to form with an 18-4 run to take set one with ease. Leading 10-7 in set two, the Penguins rattled off nine consecutive points to push their lead in set two to 19-7. They fended off a 6-1 HNU run to hold off and take the 2-0 lead into intermission. In set three, the Penguins broke a 5-5 tie with five consecutive points, then used a 6-1 run to push the lead to 16-7. From there, Dominican crusied to the 25-16 victory and its fifth sweep of the season.
"We knew what to expect, they had a couple of different lineups and we were prepared for both of those lineups. Our play got stronger over the course of the match and it feels like we're getting stronger with every set that we play," said Head Coach
Gayle Stammer. "We're going to need that in Hawai'i and I expect that it'll be a good trip for us."
Dominican's last loss came at home on Oct. 5 to No. 6 BYU-Hawaii. Since then, the Seasiders have moved to No. 5 in NCAA Division II. The Penguins will put their seven-match winning streak on the line when they head there to begin a three-match swing through Hawai'i on Oct. 31. Dominican will also face Chaminade University, who the Penguins topped 3-1 on Oct. 7, and Hawai'i Pacific University, who they have yet to face.